noun
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(in imperial Russia) an edict of the tsar
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a rare word for edict
Etymology
Origin of ukase
1720–30; < French < Russian ukáz, Old Russian ukazŭ, noun derivative of ukazati to show, indicate, assign, command, equivalent to u- prefix + kazati to show, order
Example Sentences
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The restrictions that remain from that March 2020 ukase will wind down in February, at Garcetti’s request and with the council’s vote.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2022
He then issued a ukase banning tweets promoting several rival social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Mastodon — the latter an increasingly popular refuge for Twitter users repelled by Musk’s management.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2022
After a brief sitting this week, under Johnson’s ukase, Parliament was not scheduled to meet again until Oct.
From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2019
But they were given no such challenge or opportunity; instead, they simply woke up today to a corporate ukase of dubious utility.
From Slate • Jul. 13, 2018
There is no conscription in Russia, but whenever men are wanted, an imperial ukase is issued, commanding a certain number to be raised in such or such a government.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
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